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Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law

Hong Kong media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate...

Former Chinese Justice Minister Sentenced to Life for $20 Million Bribery Scheme

Court finds Tang Yijun abused high office...

The philosophical puzzle of rational artificial intelligence

To what extent can an artificial system...

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New Yorker enters guilty plea after ICE investigation uncovers $30M investment fraud scheme

NEW YORK — An investigation by ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations New York, in coordination with its law enforcement partners, led a Long Island woman...

California CEO Sentenced for Role in Covid-19 Relief Fraud Resulting in Millions of Stolen Funds

A California man was sentenced today to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay $6,993,700 in restitution and $535,041 in forfeiture for his...

Corrupt Guatemalan Mayor Extradited to United States on Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charge

Yesterday, Romeo Ramos Cruz, of Guatemala, made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia following his extradition from...

Leader of $68M Adult Day Care Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty

A New York woman pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud Medicaid and pay health care kickbacks at her two Brooklyn social adult day...

Two Chinese Nationals Arrested on Complaint Alleging they Illegally Shipped to China Sensitive Microchips Used in AI Applications

Two Chinese nationals – one of them an illegal alien – have been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging they knowingly exported to...

Non-residents’ investments in Russian financial market: Bank of Russia’s decisions

The Bank of Russia has established the rules for servicing foreign investors who have obtained the right to invest in the Russian financial market using new funds. Pursuant to the executive order of the Russian President, foreign investors have access...

Penalty issued for breach of Russia Sanctions

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has imposed a £300,000 monetary penalty against Markom Management Limited (MML) for a breach of UK financial...

U.S. Department of Justice Announces Compensation Process for Victims Trafficked Through Backpage.com

Today, the Department of Justice announced the launch of the Backpage remission process to compensate victims whose trafficking was facilitated through the Backpage.com website....

Department of Justice, CIA Transmit Declassified Durham Documents to Senator Chuck Grassley

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice transmitted the declassified Appendix of the Durham Report to the Senate Judiciary Committee following collaboration with the...

UIFs to be permitted to change status

Starting from 1 March 2026, unit investment funds (UIFs) will be allowed to change their status from ‘qualified’ to ‘non-qualified’. The requirements for reclassification are outlined in the relevant Bank of Russia ordinance. This...

Improving civil enforcement processes for financial sanctions

This consultation invites views and comments on proposed measures to enhance  the effectiveness of the enforcement processes undertaken by the Office of Financial Sanctions...

Notice: Imposition of monetary penalty: Markom Management Limited

Penalty notice regarding a breach of financial sanctions regulations. Story from gov.uk

United States: The GENIUS Act — A new federal framework for stablecoin issuers, custodians, and banks

In brief On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act (“GENIUS Act“), marking a pivotal moment...

Wisconsin Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Violating Export Control Reform Act

Andrew Pogosyan, 68, a U.S. citizen born in Russia and residing in Madison, pleaded guilty today in federal court to a four-count criminal information...

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